Terminally-Ill Star Wars Fan Gets Wish to See ‘The Force Awakens’

A terminally-ill Star Wars fan who wanted to watch the upcoming movie The Force Awakens before he dies has been allowed to watch an unfinished version of the film, his wife revealed Thursday.

“To all our wonderful supporters, friends, family and awesome strangers: Daniels final dream was just granted!!!” Ashley Fleetwood said in a message posted to Facebook.

Daniel Fleetwood, 32, of Spring, Texas, was diagnosed with spindle cell sarcoma, a rare connective tissue cancer, two years ago, and on Sept. 2 his oncologist said he has two months to live, Ashley Fleetwood told NBC News this week. Continue reading